Determining body weight from growth attributes is the best, cheapest, and simplest approach, especially in rural areas where farmers lack the resources to purchase weighing instruments to assess an animal's body weight. ...

Onion is the third most important staple vegetable in South Africa, due to the gross value of vegetable production and export revenues. Almost all of South Africa's provinces grow onions, but the Western Cape (Ceres), ...

The agricultural sector is a vital component of the South African economy. The industry has the ability to contribute to rural growth, eliminate poverty, improve food security, create jobs, and narrow income disparities. ...

Worldwide, second to water, tea is in the upper class of the most consumed beverages and has greater popularity. The increased consumption and popularity of tea is associated with its health promoting properties and medicinal ...

Maize (zea maize) is the most important crop in South African grain production, providing nutrients to both humans and animals. It is a basic raw material for producing fuel, starch, oil and alcoholic beverages, as well ...

Using “gravimetric analysis, potentiodynamic polarisation (PDP), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), an investigation into the corrosion prevention properties of the metals aluminium (Al), mild steel (MS), ...

The agricultural sector plays an important role in South Africa regardless of the small contribution of 1.88% it has to the GDP of the Country. Small-scale maize farmers’ decisions to adopt adaptation options in response ...

The development curve of Venda chicken fed with various amounts of citric acid was evaluated using nonlinear models in an experiment. to ascertain the effects of citric acid supplementation level on feed intake, body ...

Runner beans are extremely sensitive to root-knot (Meloidogyne species) nematodes. Phytonematicides had been consistently used in managing population densities of Meloidogyne species in various crops, with the application ...

Understanding the factors that influence farmers' decisions to take preventive measures against natural hazards provides insight that can be used to develop user-specific interventions to support their adaptation ...